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153rd Infantry Brigade    153rd Brigade served with 51st (Highland) Division and proceeded to France with the BEF in 1939. They were captured at St Valery in June 1940 and was reformed in August by the redesignation of 27th Brigade, 9th (Highland) Division and went on to see action in North Africa, Sicily and North Western Europe. It was made up of: 4th Battalion, Black Watch (to 12th June 1940) 5th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders (to 12th June 1940) 6th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders (to 12th June 1940) 5th Battalion, Black Watch (from Aug 1940) 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders (from Aug 1940) 5/7th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders (from Aug 1940) 19th Apr 1940 On the Move 1st May 1940 Reliefs 1st May 1940  Observation 2nd May 1940  On the Move 4th May 1940  On the Move 5th May 1940  Reliefs 7th May 1940  Reliefs 13th May 1940  In Action 14th May 1940  Letters 15th May 1940 Orders 16th May 1940  Orders 20th May 1940 Withdrawal 21st May 1940  On the Move 22nd May 1940 Threat 23rd May 1940 In Reserve 24th May 1940 Orders 24th May 1940  On the Move 25th May 1940 On the Move 25th May 1940  On the Move 26th May 1940 Moves 27th May 1940 On the Move 28th May 1940 On the Move 9th Jun 1940 In Defence 10th Jun 1940 On the March 11th Jun 1940 Surrounded 11th Jun 1940 Orders 12th Jun 1940 Situation Hopeless 22nd May 1942 Competition 23rd May 1942 Competition 1st Jun 1942 Royal Visit 7th Oct 1942 Reliefs 20th of October 1942 152nd Brigade Operational Order 20th of October 1942 Gapping and Taping 21st of October 1942 Operation Order No.1 21st of October 1942 Move to attack 21st of October 1942 152nd Brigade Administrative Order No.1. 22nd of October 1942 Schedule of Tasks for Evening 23rd Oct 1942 In Action 23rd Oct 1942 Led by the Pipers 23rd of October 1942 Battle Begins 23rd of October 1942 Operational Order No. 1. 23rd of October 1942 Role in Offensive 24th Oct 1942 In Action 28th Oct 1942 Barrage 1st Nov 1942 In Action 1st of November 1942 Operational Order No. 2 2nd Nov 1942 In Action 3rd Nov 1942 In Action 4th Nov 1942 In Action 4th Nov 1942 Out of Action 4th Nov 1942 Advance 5th of November 1942 Report 6th of November 1942 152 Bde. 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